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Principal Dr. John Schroeder jokingly tries to sneak some of the treats from the basket of an
Adams-Millis Easter bunny as the bunnies start on their rounds to Northeast Middle School
classrooms. He did return the candy to the bunny, however.
Bunnies Hop Into School
Adams-Millis Easter bunnies (Doris Bennett, Anita Spencer
and Theresa Foley) hopped into Northeast Middle School
just prior to spring break to provide treats for students and
teachers and to wish them well during their vacation from
school. The handshakes, hugs and well wishes were another
positive statement to students and teachers saying that Adams-
Millis cares. The activity was one of several the company has
conducted during the school year as part of the School-Busi
ness Partnership Program. The bunnies were assisted in
their rounds through the school by Mary Ann Cherry, Me
linda Cagle, Gail Hogan, Martha Parnell, Linda Leach and
Teresa Vernon.
Partnership Program Coordinator Linda Leach and CEO
Rich Noll display large thank you card sent to Adams-Millis
by students.
Cheerleaders. Goodies A Hit
Students’ Letters Express Appreciation
For Adams-Millis Partnership Program
Many students at Adams-
Millis’ adopted school - North
east Middle School in High
Point - have expressed ap
preciation to the company for
the support it has provided to
them and the school this year.
Following the Valentine’s
day program, which several
Adams-Millis employees pro
vided, students responded with
valentines and thank you let
ters. Excerpts from some of
them follow;
appreciation to you and I
thank you.
Sincerely,
Ivanette Torrence
8th Grade
work in making our school a
better place to be. Thanks
again.
Claire Johnson
P.S. The cheerleaders are
really cool!
Dear Adams-Millis,
I would like to thank you
for all that you have done for
our school. I appreciate the
shirts, socks, shoe strings,
cups, key chains, buttons,
muffins and the cheerleaders
who really makes it more
exciting for us. It’s nice to see
that you care about us and
our future which lets us know
that somebody cares and don’t
give up your hopes and
dreams. Even though I might
have been in a bad mood you
cheered me up. This is my
Adams-Millis,
I really did enjoy the pro
gram. I would also like to
thank you for the gifts and
for all the things you’re doing
for our school. We need some
motivations. That’s what we
need.
Thank You,
LakLsha Merriman
Dear Adams-Millis,
I really enjoyed the pro
gram Friday. Thanks for the
muffin and the socks. Cheer
leaders were great when they
did the Electric Slide.
Anita Garland
Dear Adams-Millis,
Thanks for all you’ve done
for Northeast Middle School.
We enjoyed our assembly and
we enjoy our cheerleaders. We
enjoy our shirts, socks and
buttons. We want you to be
our sponsor for a long time
because we love you.
Yours Truly,
Eric Marsh
corporation as fine as yours
to represent our Middle
School. I also loved the Wild
cat Cheerleaders. There’s not
enough ways to say thank you
for all the stuff you have done
for us. So as 1 come to a clos
ing I say it and I say it again,
we are deeply in debt to your
company, and this is just one
way that 1 think might even
things up some.
Sincerely,
Nicolas Hickson.
Dear Adams-Millis,
I would like to thank you
for all you have done for our
school. We really appreciate
your kindness. We hope that
you will continue the great
When eighth grader Nico
las Hickson wrote his letter he
used his artistic talents to il
lustrate a sock, shirt, muffin
and shoelaces.
Dear Adams-Millis,
Thank you for your inter
est in Northeast Middle
School. We appreciate the
(sock, shirt, muffin and the
shoe laces) that you have given
us. We are proud to have a
Since the school term be
gan Adams-Millis employees
have presented three assem
bly programs for the students
and the company has provided
“goodie bags” for all the
school’s approximately 800
students on three occasions.
Recently, more than 30
employees began working with
students in a “buddy” program
at the school.
“This is one of the most
rewarding things I have ever
done,” said Debbie Dudzinski.
“The cheerleading is fun but
to know that the students enjoy
what w'e are doing so much is a
great feeling.”
The program is designed
to motivate students to greater
achievements in school. School
Principal Dr. John Schraeder
said the program is paying off.
“In the first grading period
this year, the grade average
for the school was up by two
points,” he said. “That is sig
nificant. In the second grad
ing period, w'e held our own at
about the same level. But
during that period, tradition
ally, the average usually drops
slightly. So holding our own
w'as progress.”
More than 300 of the
school’s 750 students achieved
the A-B Honor Roll in the
first grading period and almost
that many did the same in the
second grading period.
“This program really has
given our students a lift,
Schraeder added. “When
somebody from outside the
school takes an interest in the
students, it really gets their
attention.”